Mama June Shannon has lost 150 pounds and six dress sizes by eating a lot of chicken, cheese cubes and cutting back on sugary sodas and doughnuts, as Celebrity Health Fitness has reported.

June, who once tipped the scales at 400 pounds, is proud of her appearance. “I’m happy with the way I am now, but I was also happy with myself when I was 400 pounds,” said Mama June. “I taught myself and my kids that you’ve got to be comfortable no matter what your size.”

June, 34, said her diet has changed dramatically from the past, but she’s okay with it.

“I haven’t been drinking as much soda — just water and stuff,” said Shannon. “We’ve been eating a lot of chicken and baked foods. I also snack on grapes and cheese cubes throughout the day.”

“Low-carb, high fat diets curb hunger better than low-fat diets because fat keeps you feeling full,” explained Heimowitz, author of The New Atkins Made Easy.

While Kim Kardashian’s star status has raised the popularity of the Atkins and ketogenic diets for weight loss, research indicates LCHF diets have various health applications, including combating depression, reversing type 2 diabetes, and managing epilepsy.

Obesity expert Dr. Jeff Volek, author of New Atkins for a New You, has followed the ketogenic diet for the past 20 years. He agrees the LCHF Atkins and ketogenic diets accelerate weight loss, improve mood, reverse type 2 diabetes, and prevent diseases like Alzheimer’s and cancer.

“It was nothing short of an epiphany when I changed to a ketogenic diet 20 years ago,” Dr. Volek, author of the “Art and Science of Low-Carbohydrate Living,” told me. “I felt better, more satiated, and had more consistent energy.”